This paper set to provide an overview of microfinance in Nigeria and examine its problems and prospects. The data collected form secondary sources, were analysed descriptively. The microfinance scheme holds a lot of prospects for the Nigerian economy as it is expected to empower of LowIncome Earners, reduce poverty, generate employment, among others. However, the paper observed that among the p...

When studying income differences and income distribution the self-employed are often excluded. There are good reasons for this, for example that incomes from self-employment are not reported to the same extent as income from being an employee. On the other hand it is a problem to exclude the self-employed if the group is large, the share who are self-employed differs between groups, and the ave...

aims: this study aims to review the economic cost of childhood (0-18 years) unintentional injuries (ui) and focuses upon comparing the cost burden between developing and developed countries. methods: articles were selected from pubmed using the search words “economic cost”, “unintentional injuries” and “children”. nine articles were selected. results: studies in china focused upon cost to hospi...

Social Security faces a severe financial problem. In about 15 years, the program will begin to experience permanent annual cash deficits, when annual benefit payments will exceed the amount collected in payroll tax revenues. By 2041, according to the Social Security Trustees 2002 Report, the Social Security trust fund is projected to be insolvent, meaning that the program will be legally unable...

To answer these questions, we use a confidential panel dataset on earnings histories from the US Social Security Administration (SSA), which allows us to follow workers’ earnings over the business cycle. Our approach is to identify individuals who were in the top 1 percent of the earnings distribution just prior to the economy entering a recession or boom. We ask how the evolution of these work...

The study explored the spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity with association of sociodemographic characteristics at household level Bangladesh. This was a secondary data analysis Household Income Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016. Both statistical analyses were applied while assessing qualities terms dietary diversity score (HDDS), percentage energy fro...

the present article has been prepared based on two field research studies undertaken to identify the vulnerable strata in rural areas of iran’s garmsar and dasht-e azadegan regions2. as will be demonstrated below, the findings of the two studies show that the development policies implemented during recent decades--policies emphasizing strategies of structural adjustment, liberalization, and pri...

Abstract We examine two Pakistani programs to see if the public disclosure of tax information and social recognition top taxpayers promotes compliance. Pakistan began revealing income paid by all in 2012. Simultaneously, another program recognizing rewarding 100 tax- paying corporations, partnerships, self-employed individuals, wage earners. find that caused an increase 9 log points 17 payments...

BACKGROUND The Heatwave Plan for England provides guidance for personal and home protection measures during heatwaves. Although studies in the USA, Australia and Europe have surveyed heat-related behaviours during heatwaves, few have been conducted in the UK. This study assesses personal and housing (at-home) behaviour and housing characteristics of the UK population during the 2013 heatwave. ...